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WorksheetsChief Oshkosh and the Menominee Indians
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What did Chief Oshkosh teach his people about taking care of the forests?
Clear the land
Only cut down sick trees
Cut down small trees to make room
Chief Oshkosh was a leader of the
Pueblo Indias
Cherokee Indians
Menominee Indians
Why was Minnesota not a good place for the Menominee to live?
It was too far for the people to travel.
The plants they needed did not grow there.
They had enemies there.
When did Wisconsin become a state?
1818
1800
1848
Who was Chief Oshkosh?
a leader of the Seminole Indians
a leader of the Menominee Indians
a leader of the Navaho Indians
The U.S. was growing so settlers were moving
South
North
West
Each time the Menominees signed a treaty with the U.S.
They got a good deal.
They declared war.
They had to cede more land.
The Menominee Indians lived in
tepees
long houses
wigwams
The Menominee Indians still own land in Wisconsin today.
False
True
Where is Chief Oshkosh buried?
Kashena, Wisconsin
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Kenosha, Wisconsin
